Chapter 25: Selective Apparitions
When the land temple was built, there were people from the Dao Palace, and the Liu family didn't dare to do many things, for fear of causing trouble.
After the people in the Dao Palace left, the Liu family began to release news outside, saying that the old man Liu returned to his soul after his death and said that he went to the underworld and was named the land god of Liu Town by the judge.
This is to convince the neighbors that Liu Qing, the newly promoted land god, will really manifest.
In the process of this dissemination, appropriate artistic processing was also carried out, and a certain degree of exaggeration was carried out:
"Do you know why the Liu family built such a big land temple for Old Man Liu?"
"It's not that they have money to burn in a panic, that's because Old Man Liu is really a god. On the day of his 100th birthday, he was out of breath, but suddenly came back to life, saying that he went to the underworld, and the judge said that he had accumulated virtue and done good deeds all his life, and he should be crowned a god after death, and continue to bless the people of Liuzhen, and gave him the land god of Liuzhen. ”
"I'm not lying to you, I was waiting in that room at that time, after the old man said this, the room suddenly smelled strange, and there was a sound of silk and bamboo, and then the old man died outside, this must be the gods in the sky to pick up the old man and leave."
"On the night of the seventh day of the old man's house, the eldest and second old man were in the house where the old man lived, and we didn't go in, but we saw a red light shining out of the window of the house. We don't know what's going on inside, but we heard the voice of the old man outside, and then we talked to the eldest and second masters. After talking for half an hour, I saw a red light rushing out of the roof and into the sky. We don't know what's going on, but it's pretty weird anyway. ”
"Why do you think the Dao Palace would give the old man a divine edict? Can anyone be the god of this land? If it weren't for the true God, he would have sent this edict? ”
"You think, you think about it."
"Why did the lord of the Taoist temple in the county come here in person? I've heard that he didn't want to come, but one night he had a dream and changed his mind. I don't know what dreams I'm having, but that's what I've heard. ”
The people from the Dao Palace left, and the Liu family began to spread such a word outside.
Before this, they didn't dare to do this, and they didn't even spread the news of Old Man Liu's resurrection.
If the Dao Palace knew about it, it would be a big problem.
The people of the Dao Palace are gone, so they can operate like this.
It's all some people from the side branches who are drinking and some people are spreading such news, and the main lineage of the Liu family has not said so, even if they ask in the future, they can also clear up the relationship.
When such news spreads, the neighbors are also suspicious.
However, after Zhu Qi's family became believers in the land god, they also began to preach the miracle of this new land god.
It is about them getting the dream of the land lord in desperation, and then they solved their family's difficulties according to the guidance of the land lord.
There is no exaggeration in Zhu Qi's narration, which makes everyone feel more credible.
In the end, it was not some magical power that solved the difficulty, but the second master of the Liu family came forward, exempted Zhu Qi from the land rent for one year, and sent his son to the state city to take the exam.
The Lord of the Land only played a guiding role here.
It's far less magical than what those people in the Liu family say.
But it is precisely because of this that it is more convincing.
Someone really asked the Wang steward of the Liu family whether there was such a thing as giving Zhu Qi free land rent, and he was also confirmed by the Wang steward, and said that it was the land lord who entrusted the dream to the second master, and asked the second master to wait for Zhu Qi under the big camphor tree at that time.
This has made many people tempted.
Although the role played by this land lord here is to show the way or something in a dream, he is not very capable.
However, as long as it can solve their real-world difficulties, it is remarkable.
Other land gods worshipped and worshipped, and they never saw a miracle, and they didn't even trust a dream once.
Some people also saw Zhu Qi's family coming over to offer incense every day, and only after asking did they know that their family had to come over every morning, noon and evening to worship on incense, which was to thank the land lord for his kindness.
Zhu Qi's eldest son could be seen for the first two days, but later Zhu Qi's eldest son went to the state city to take the exam, so he didn't come to incense.
The attitude of Zhu Qi's family also made them believe that Zhu Qi did not deceive people, and the land lord played a vital role in this.
Some people asked the temple keeper about Zhu Qi, and the temple keeper also said seriously that this was true, and he witnessed the whole process.
Even, after he complained to the land lord that the quilt he covered was thin and old, the Liu family sent a new futon over that day.
When the temple keeper mentioned the land god, the piety on his face made the questioner trust a little more.
The news that came out of the Liu family's compound was only listened to as a strange talk, and they didn't take it too seriously.
However, combined with the words of Zhu Qi and the temple guards, those people felt that those statements in the Liu family compound might be true, and this land god would really manifest.
A bow may really solve your own difficulties.
- Anyway, you don't have to pay for it when you go to the temple to make incense, and you can't lose anything by worshipping it.
Even if the other party is not a god, it is a centenarian, and he will not suffer a loss if he worships himself.
After these rumors spread, every day people would go to the land temple to offer incense, and then tell their difficulties in front of the land god, hoping that the land god would bless them.
After the newly built land temple was deserted for the first few days, the incense began to flourish.
Liu Qing also started business.
When everyone knelt down with incense, he would use a little spiritism to listen to each other's hearts.
If you can propose a solution on the spot, you can solve it on the spot - for example, if you can't pay the rent like Zhu Qi who is affected by the disaster, guide them where to find Liu Xingshan to solve the problem.
If you can't solve it on the spot, you won't communicate with the other party - people pray, but you can't solve it yourself, and it seems a little incompetent, so it's better to treat it as if you didn't hear it.
Part of the things that can't be solved is that I really don't have the ability to solve it.
For example, people who have been sick for many years want to ask for a healthy one, and people who have been soft for many years want to ask for one seven times a night, which Liu Qing can't solve.
Although he is a god, he is the weakest of gods, and he is not capable of healing people.
There were also other demands that he found unreasonable.
For example, some people pray that the land lord can destroy his rivals and praise his whole family, some people pray that the land lord can find him a few wives who are like flowers and jade, and some people pray that the land lord can give him ten thousand precious family wealth.
These Liu Qing had a way to do it, but he was not willing to do such a thing for the sake of such a person's beliefs.
To have such a believer, frankly, he felt ashamed.
In this way, there is the same incense to the land lord, but some people can get the guidance of the land lord to solve their own difficulties, and some people do not get any enlightenment.
It's okay if there's no comparison.
With the comparison of the winners, the more unfair it feels.
Many people asked the temple keepers, why is this happening? Does the Lord of the Land discriminate against them?
For such questions, the temple keeper always answers calmly:
"Sincerity is spirituality, and the Lord of the Earth did not show his spirit to you, it is because your heart is not sincere enough. When you are sincere, come and pray to the Lord of the Land again, and it will naturally work. ”
INTERVIEWER So, what does it mean to be sincere?
The temple keeper's answer:
"Honest or not, the land lord is a god, he naturally knows. If you are sincere enough, you can try to come over every morning, noon and evening to offer incense, and kneel and bow for a moment every time. ”